A New Beginning
After the team had shot Lisa, or the Pizza girl who now had Lisa's brain, they went back up to the main Hub area. Jack waited for a short while with them, then he went back down for Ianto.
Ianto was still on his knees before the Cyber Lisa, holding her hand. Tears rolled down his face.
"Get up top. I'll finished cleaning up down here."
It wasn't a request.
"I want….to stay with Lisa," came the reply between sobs.
"She's dead, Ianto. I suggest you go and get cleaned up and wait for me in my office."
Ianto didn't move.
"Now!"
Getting to his feet, Ianto kept his eyes on Lisa body as he passed Jack.
Going into the locker room, Ianto took off his jacket and filled a sink with warm water. First he washed the blood off of his hands, then he splashed water on his face. The tears still flowed. He couldn't seem to stop crying.
Putting both hands on the sink, Ianto slowly straightened, looking at his reflection in the mirror. Running a hand through his hair, Ianto closed his eyes.
Jack moved the two bodies to a locker, closing it, he attached a padlock. Going back down to that room, he finished washing away the blood before locking the door and putting on a large padlock. Then he went up to his office.
Ianto was stood by his desk. After entering the office, Jack closed the door and then the blinds. Jack motioned for Ianto to sit, then sat down himself. Taking a piece of paper out of his top drawer, Jack laid it out in front of Ianto. He looked furious.
"As of now, you are on a months suspension. Sign the bottom, give me your ID card and the keys to the Information Centre. Go home, Ianto, and take a long hard look at what happened here this evening. You have abused our trust. Now I know why you were so keen to work at Torchwood Three," he watched Ianto. "Have you anything you wanna say to me?"
Ianto remained silent, but signed the paper.
"Get out of here. Go home. I'll see you back here in a month." Jack took the piece of paper that Ianto had just signed and added his signature to the bottom, then he stood up.
Ianto sat there for a few minutes before putting his ID card and keys on the desk. Standing, he walked to the door. Before opening it he said, "I loved her. I wanted her back." Then he opened the door and left.
Jack watched from his window as Ianto moved towards the sliding door. He saw his walk through it. He sighed heavily. Walking to the top of the stairs to his office, he addressed the rest of the team. "Go home. I'll see you all back here at 9am tomorrow," then he went back into his office.
Ianto got into his car and just sat there. It was really dark by now, and his car was one of only a few left in the car park. Hitting the steering wheel with his right hand, Ianto leaned forward, resting his head on his hands on the wheel. His knuckles were bleeding slightly.
After what seemed hours, Ianto finally started the engine and drove back to his flat.
Parking the car, Ianto go out, locked it and headed for the flats that he lived in.
Taking the stairs two at a time, he soon made it to his front door. Turning the key, he went inside. The darkness surrounded him like a shroud. Without turning on any lights, he chucked the keys on the kitchen table before going back into the living room, opening a bottle of whisky and taking a long drink from the bottle. Taking off his jacket, Ianto walked into the bedroom and sat down. He still had the bottle in his hand. Placing it on the night stand, he put his head in his hands and began to cry again. His shoulders shook and his heart broke. "Jack," he whispered. "Jack!"
Moving out of the shadows, the figure watched as the young man crying moved to lie on the bed. He stood there watching while the young man cried himself to sleep. Moving into the bedroom, he placed a throw he'd taken from a chair in the living room, over the sleeping man. Then, taking the whisky bottle, left the room. He placed the bottle on the cabinet, then walking to the front door, opened it, and left.
As Jack walked back to the SUV, he looked up at Ianto's flat. "Sleep well, Ianto."